This is such a strange sentiment to me. Right now, I’m in my 30s with 2 young kids. I see how my parents look at my kids with the same sort of unconditional love that I have for them. If I’m lucky, I’ll have that same sort of relationship with my grandkids in 30 years.
And yeah, maybe things won’t be markedly different by then…or maybe even within my lifetime…but my grandchildren are going to become grandparents too. Are they going to have to look at their young grandchildren in 2110 or something like that and explain why they’re just completely screwed?
My point is that even if you push the consequences out for decades, and even if your concern is limited to how it will affect you and yours, It’s really not hard to imagine how someone you personally know and love just cannot escape dealing with the consequences.
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This is such a strange sentiment to me. Right now, I’m in my 30s with 2 young kids. I see how my parents look at my kids with the same sort of unconditional love that I have for them. If I’m lucky, I’ll have that same sort of relationship with my grandkids in 30 years.
And yeah, maybe things won’t be markedly different by then…or maybe even within my lifetime…but my grandchildren are going to become grandparents too. Are they going to have to look at their young grandchildren in 2110 or something like that and explain why they’re just completely screwed?
My point is that even if you push the consequences out for decades, and even if your concern is limited to how it will affect you and yours, It’s really not hard to imagine how someone you personally know and love just cannot escape dealing with the consequences.